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CHESTNUT. 



Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkhausen. 

 (aslanea, tlie classical Greek and Latin name; dentata, refers to toothed leaf. 



Habitat. 



Leaf. 



Habitat: (See map) ; 

 best in western North Car- 

 olina,, and eastern Ten- 

 nessee. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, 75'-100'; 

 diameter, 3'-4', and even 

 12'; branches, low; bark, 

 thick, shallow, irregular, 

 fissures, broad, grayish 

 brown ridges ; leaves, 

 lanceolate, coarsely ser- 

 rate, midribs and veins 

 prominent ; fruit, nuts, 

 thin-shelled, sweet, en- 

 closed in prickly burrs. 



Appearance of Wood : 

 Color, reddish brown, sap- 

 wood lighter ; ring-porous ; 

 rings, plain, pores large; 

 grain, straight; rays, nu- 

 merous, obscure. 



Physical dualities : 

 Weight, light (50th in 

 this list), 28 Ibs. per cu. 

 ft; sp. gr., 0.4504; me- 

 dium strong (46th in this 



